The last 18 years have seen the lowest sea ice levels on record, a downward spiral that will continue, scientists say. The Arctic will be ice-free in the summer at some point by 2050, even if ...

"Our finding that enhanced melting of Arctic sea-ice likely resulted in significant ... expected to occur in the Arctic Ocean from the year 2050 onwards. Earlier this month, dozens of climate ...

Researchers are trying to rebuild sea ice above the Arctic Circle so it can reflect the sun’s warming rays, slowing climate ...

In the winter, Arctic sea ice levels covered 5.53 million square ... climate models predicting ice-free summers in the Arctic by 2050, competing claims for access to the region's resources will ...

On March 22, 2025, Arctic sea ice reached its lowest maximum extent ... 69% of the infrastructure in Russia’s frozen wastes by 2050, causing $275bn worth of damage and affecting the lives ...

The initial results and observations from preliminary field experiments are inconclusive but encouraging. For example, the ice formed by pumping sea water onto sea ice appears to become less salty ...

Polar sea ice losses have global impacts ... researchers predict a nearly ice-free Arctic summer by 2050, allowing more shipping through the Northwest Passage but threatening this unique polar ...